Does Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) descend to the lowest heaven with His knowledge or with His essence?
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The questioner : The questioner says: This question is...: Does Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) descend to the lowest heaven with His knowledge or with His essence?
The Shaykh : The Shaykh says: No, with His essence. If He had intended with His knowledge, He would have said with His knowledge. Then we say to this questioner:The questioner : The Shaykh says: Complete the hadith; because this is the problem of the *ta'til* (denial of the divine attributes) people. They take a part of the hadith. The hadith says: No, no, and so on. So here, does it say knowledge? If we interpret "Allah descends" to mean "His knowledge descends"? And some of them have said: His mercy. This is the *ta'wil* (figurative interpretation) of the *ta'til* people. But if you follow this interpretation with the complete hadith, its invalidity becomes clear to you. Does mercy say: "Is there anyone asking, so I give to him? Is there anyone seeking forgiveness, so I forgive him?" Does mercy say this? Far be it from Allah! This is *ta'til* itself.
Yes.
The Shaykh : The Shaykh says: No, with His essence. If He had intended with His knowledge, He would have said with His knowledge. Then we say to this questioner:The questioner : The Shaykh says: Complete the hadith; because this is the problem of the *ta'til* (denial of the divine attributes) people. They take a part of the hadith. The hadith says:
Allah descends every night to the lowest heaven; He says: Is there anyone asking, so I give to him?
ينزل الله في كلِّ ليلةٍ إلى السماء الدنيا ؛ فيقول : ألا هل من سائلٍ ؛ فأعطيه ؟Yes.
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